What are thongs purpose?

Purpose of Thongs
The main goal of the thong style is to provide coverage and protection between your body and your clothing, without showing through. Many women prefer the style with form fitting pants, skirts and dresses and also feel the style gives them added confidence for intimate occasions.
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What do people use thongs for?

Thongs can be a backup. Thongs makes sure there are no visible panty lines and saves you from embarrassment. Thongs are really sexy with almost no rear coverage. Thongs enhances your sex appeal, personal comfort and make you feel super sexy, no matter what you wear over it.
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What were thongs originally made for?

Ancient thongs were around in Africa as early as 42,000 BCE and in Minoan and Mycean culture as early as 1570 BCE. Japanese men began wearing them for sumo wrestling as early as 250 CE, and they still wear them for that purpose today. However, those thongs were worn by men.
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Why are thongs designed?

Allowing you to wear it under anything (even leggings), low-rise thongs were introduced specifically for wear with low-rise pants as they sit quite low on your hips..
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What does the G in G string stand for?

Linguist Robert Hendrickson believes that the 'G' stands for 'groin'. The Oxford English Dictionary reports that the G-string was originally a narrow strip of fabric worn by Indian women.
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Why do thongs rub?

They happen when there's too much pressure on the veins around your anus, and they're very common. But even the snuggest of thongs won't put enough pressure on your veins to cause hemorrhoids. That said, if you already have hemorrhoids, the rubbing of a thong could exacerbate the situation.
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Do thongs make u smell?

Since the fabric of the thong is usually not breathable, the excess moisture increases the chance of vaginal odour due to bacterial overgrowth or a yeast infection.
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Why do girls like g-strings?

Comfort. One of the most common reasons why more women are switching to G-string panties is comfort. That's because there is no bulky underwear beneath your jeans or tights. If your work requires hours of sitting, you know how uncomfortable it can become if you wear thick and bulky underwear.
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Why do men use G-string?

In fact, the main purpose of having g-strings for men is to be clubbed with body-hugging options and not the loose-fitted clothes. Moreover, there are chances of you getting a wedgies in the undergarment. So, be very particular about the clothes that you wear with the sexy underwear for men.
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Why are thongs called thongs?

“Thong” comes from words meaning “restraint,” according to The Oxford English Dictionary, and was originally a narrow strip of leather used to secure something. (In the case of thong underwear, not much restraint is required.)
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Why is it called G string?

1878, geestring, "loincloth worn by an American Indian," originally the string that holds it up, etymology unknown. The spelling with G (1882) is perhaps from influence of violin string tuned to a G (in this sense G string is first recorded 1831), the lowest and heaviest of the violin strings.
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